"How is it? Have they made any moves?"
"No, they haven't made any moves. They are still within the city!!"
"That's good! Since they don't dare to come out, we won't bother them for now!!"
Upon hearing that Lin Tian's army hadn't moved, the people of the Roman Empire visibly relaxed.
Many of them regarded Lin Tian's army as a formidable enemy, fearing that Lin Tian's forces might attack them at any moment.
After all, Lin Tian's army had previously annihilated two hundred thousand Crusaders.
Under such circumstances, if they weren't careful, they might not live to see tomorrow.
For them, caution was never a mistake.
Once their reinforcements arrived, they would be able to gather nearly four hundred thousand troops to attack Lin Tian's army.
At that time, Lin Tian's army would surely be unable to resist.
Of course, such thoughts were only the current musings of some.
On the other side, Lin Tian had also sent people to roughly scout the situation of the Roman Empire.
When he learned that the Roman Empire had dispatched one hundred thousand troops to recruit soldiers, many people felt something was amiss.
"This Roman Empire's behavior is so strange! They already have three hundred thousand troops, why don't they attack us directly? Why do they need to recruit more troops? Could it be that the recruited troops will be exceptionally powerful?"
"I can't figure it out either. It's not like their three hundred thousand troops are afraid of our one hundred and fifty thousand troops, are they?"
"That shouldn't be the case! We are half their number. If they're still afraid of us in such a situation, then their army is too useless!"
They couldn't understand why the Roman Empire was acting this way.
This point made them suspicious, and some even wondered if it was a conspiracy by the Roman Empire.
However, at this moment, Lin Tian chuckled.
"This might not be a conspiracy by the Roman Empire, but rather the Roman Empire using these one hundred thousand troops for other matters!!"
"Other matters? What other matters do their one hundred thousand troops need to handle? Will they even show up then?"
"They have plenty to do, such as eliminating their remaining enemies, or perhaps, capturing their Pope!!"
"Them? They're going to capture their Pope??"
Hearing Lin Tian's words, many were greatly surprised.
They had some understanding of the Roman Empire.
Therefore, they all knew the high status of the Roman Pope within the Roman Empire, and how important the Roman Pope was.
To put it bluntly, the Roman Empire was filled with followers of the Roman Pope.
Under such circumstances, the idea of someone pursuing the Roman Pope was quite perplexing to them.
And who would have the audacity to pursue the Roman Pope under these conditions?
Regarding this question, Lin Tian smiled.
The one who could pursue the Roman Pope within the Roman Empire was naturally only one person, the Emperor of the Roman Empire.
And as the Emperor of the Roman Empire, he could not allow a second ruler under his imperial authority.
Previously, the Emperor of the Roman Empire could do nothing about the Roman Pope, but now it was different.
The current Roman Pope had no military power whatsoever.
In such a situation, even with followers all over the Roman Empire, he would not be a match for the Emperor of the Roman Empire.
Without military power, he had lost his reliance.
Judging by the state of the Roman Empire's army, the Roman Pope must be fleeing desperately, with the Roman Empire's army in hot pursuit.
This also presented an opportunity for Lin Tian.
After sharing this speculation with Wang Wu and others, he instructed them:
"Send someone to inquire if the Roman Pope of the Roman Empire has gone missing!!"
"Okay! I'll send someone to inquire right away!!"
News of the Roman Pope's disappearance had already spread throughout the Roman Empire.
Many even knew that the Roman Empire's one hundred thousand troops were searching for the Roman Pope's whereabouts.
Of course, to outsiders, their search for the Roman Pope's trace was for his protection.
But those who understood knew that they were actually hunting the Roman Pope.
Therefore, the soldiers Lin Tian sent out quickly obtained definitive information.
"That's right, we have received confirmation. The Roman Pope has indeed gone missing, and the Roman Empire is searching everywhere for his trace!!"
"That's good. For us, an opportunity has arrived!!"
"Your Highness, are you referring to the two hundred thousand troops outside?"
"Yes! It's their two hundred thousand troops. Since those one hundred thousand troops have no time to come to their aid, it's a perfect opportunity for us to destroy these two hundred thousand troops!"
"However, to destroy them, we still need to find the right time!"
"Therefore, before that, we need to feign weakness and wait for the opportune moment!!"
"Understood! I know what to do!!"
After Lin Tian spoke these words, his soldiers immediately quieted down.
Each of them stayed put within the city, guarding against the outside, as if they had no intention of attacking.
This period of quiet lasted for more than twenty days.
Twenty days directly caused the Roman Empire's soldiers to lower their guard.
"I think those enemies don't have much fighting capability. Why don't we launch a full-scale attack and destroy them? Staying here indefinitely isn't really the way to go!"
"Exactly! I've figured out how they defeated the Crusaders. They gradually wore down the Crusaders' forces, and then annihilated them. As for themselves, they don't have much combat strength!"
"That's right! They only have one hundred and fifty thousand troops, and we have two hundred thousand troops here. As long as we make a concerted effort and break through their city, they will have very little resistance and will inevitably surrender to our army!"
The wait of over twenty days had made many restless.
Especially since their one hundred thousand troops were searching for their Pope, and it was uncertain when they would arrive, this made them even more impatient.
If they could, they would have rushed into Lin Tian's city right now and annihilated Lin Tian's army.
However, such ideas were directly extinguished by their general.
"No, since their army could defeat two hundred thousand Crusaders, it shows that their strength is not weak. We cannot underestimate them!"
"Furthermore, His Majesty has already stated that we should wait for the armies to converge before annihilating them in one go. Now that the armies have not yet arrived, we cannot act prematurely!"